With the Oscar Academy Awards presented last night, there were many things different and better than in award ceremonies in the past. Throughout the evening, there were very few speeches or songs which didn’t touch upon diversity and representation, support for immigrants and opposition to the NRA (although the US president was barely mentioned).The Shape of Water won best picture. With the Harvey Weinstein scandal less than a year before, people were protesting the current political and social atmosphere. It seemed like near the end, there was a little too much protesting going on, but it helps everyone realize that all these people are working together and individually to end the era of sexual misconduct, discrimination, and more importantly celebrate diversity.
With the Oscar Academy Awards presented last night, there were many things different and better than in award ceremonies in the past. Throughout the evening, there were very few speeches or songs which didn’t touch upon diversity and representation, support for immigrants and opposition to the NRA (although the US president was barely mentioned).The Shape of Water won best picture. With the Harvey Weinstein scandal less than a year before, people were protesting the current political and social atmosphere. It seemed like near the end, there was a little too much protesting going on, but it helps everyone realize that all these people are working together and individually to end the era of sexual misconduct, discrimination, and more importantly celebrate diversity.